Where The River Enters The Sea
''Where the River Enters the Sea'' (1982) is a 30-minute documentary produced as a public service by SOHIO for the NANA Corporation, a Native Alaska regional organization. The film was made to help foster understanding of the modern Iñupiat Inuit family (referred to as “Eskimos”) way of life, and the challenges they face living in a contemporary society while retaining much of their traditional culture. In the fictionalized story, the members of an Eskimo family in a remote Alaskan village discuss the challenges of adapting to Western culture while preserving their traditions. The film weighs the fulfillment of age-old ways of life against the benefits of joining the Western cash economy, and advances the contention that a compromise is possible. “Where the River Enters the Sea,” won a “Classic Telly” award in 2004, in a national competition honoring non-network programs and commercials from the past 25 years. Synopsis of film The story is built around the dea ...
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